The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-07-21


is in this case big enough to keep
quite a little village busy and COM
Portable.
A step ladder is a mighty handy
thing to have around the house.
Five years ago threo men, by the
cosest kind Of scrapiug, twisting.
aud borrowing, managed to get to-
gothcr i've hundred dollars. They
bought some lumber, rugged up a
circular or buzz rip saw, aud STATED
in to make step ladders. For two
years it was o struggle of the hard
est kind sales had to DO made by
personal canvass, prices obtained
permitted no margin Of profit, and
tho outlook was of such discourage
ing nature that their friends aud
uoighbors pitied them first, then
prophesied dead failure, and finally
laughed at their folly III sticking by
losing game. There came Il change
however. A prominent house-fur-
nishing goods Grm one Gay wrote
them for prices on five thousand
ladders. Tho sfzo OF this possible
order very nearly took them of their
feet They had sense enough, how
ever, to understand that this big
house would not give them the or
der unless prices were ilade away
down, so they sat down aud figured
the thing over, and having decided
that matter, awaited the result, which
turned in their favor and they got
the order. Then they wentto work
each one took his coat OIL and pitch
ed in they worked sixteen hours
day until that order was filled, anC
il was filled on time, aud each lad
dor was honestly made. The onl'
expense they realized was for lum
Der, screws and paint. They hat
done all tho work themselves. Thi
was the turning point in their bust
ness career. Within month fron
tho delivery ofthese five thousan
ladders they had contracted wit
the same house for monthly sup
ply OF two thousand five hundred
They were on their feet now, an'
began to push things. They ar
turning out to-day, with fifteen mel
ten thouHan1 r'ap ladders eac
month, and have Seen doing this. e
more lbau year. A step ladder
, a little thing, but these men al
g making money out Of them.
, About fifteen years ago, III one {
e the big planning mills in Chicago,
strip Of board catching, in some III
accountable manner, on buzz sav
, was hurled with violence against til
leg of one of tho workm0n, breakln
it and badly mangling the hesl
The injury resulted in incapacitatiE
tho man for performing the labo
required OF him in the mill, and 1
, was compelled to seek other meat
of livelihood. A man Of fine III,
chanical attanineuts, his endeavor
very naturally sought outlot in th,
direction, 80 he built, after his ow
ideas, a scroll or fret saw, foot pow
er, and rugged up seat on it, as |
was unable to stand for any lengt
, Of time, and began saving ont an
putting together articles for house
hold ornament aud utility. He n
garded this as simply Temporal
. means OF making u living. After
time he added to his scroll saw
q light boring attachment and then
, little turning lathe. Then he bong
, a cheap sot Of carver's tools. VI
a see he was always looking out
a save labor and to combine origina
10 ity in the articles he turned on
o Time ran along, aid almost befo
@ he knew it, he was getting mo
a orders than he could, alone, fill
y he hired a man to dress and pr
s pare his materials, lay out the pa
h terns and put the articles togethe
!, Still his orders increased, aud
~ hired another and still another ma
!. To-day he has thirty men in bis CT
= ployment, and he does no physic
| labor himself. Making none J
il Yes, right along, but it was We
is little thing that gave him his star
u Now, the point | wish to make
= this Capital, in large amounts,
I not necessary in the founding Of i
k dustrial enterprises. A good de
3 Of pluck and energy, and uncol
?. querable perseverance, are bett,
. than ,,onnay hacauaa bauipn, tbae